St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-14
Vacation of Part of Oxford and
Benn Streets.
Cry CLERKS OFFICE, |
ST. PAUL, Nov. %, 1887. I

Whereas, petition has been fled ip
this office, by order Of the Common
Council of the city of st. Paul, as re-
Quired by law, asking for the vacation
of that portion Of Oxford street de-
scribed as follows! Beginning at the
northwest corner of block four ~, Of
Michel & Robertson's addition to st.
Paul; thence west thirty-eight and
seven-tenths (3S 7-1O feet, more or less;
thence southwesterly to the southerly
line of block four az produced west;
thence east two and one-half (21O feet,
more or less, to the southwest corner
of block four 81; thence northeasterly
along the westerly line Of said block
ing the intention to vaeate all that part
of Oxford street as laid out between
blocks four az and five (5), of Michel s.
RObertson's addition not included In
Oxford street, as laid out in RidgeWOOd
Park addition;
Also, that portion of Benn street de-
scribed as follows: Beginning at the
northeast corner of block four () OF
Michel 81 RobertSon'S addition to st.
Paul; thence west one hundred and
seventy-siX and seventy-one-one-hu
dredths orc 71-100) feet, more or less:
thence in northeasterly direction
thirty-fve and two-tenths (35 2-10) feet,
more or less, to point thirty-three (33)
feet north Of the north line of block
four (4), measured at right angles there,
from; thence east along a line thirty
three (33) feet north of the north line OF
said block four (4) one hundred eighty
five and two-tenthS QS5 2-10) feet, moro
OF less to the westerly line of Pleasant
avenue; thence southwesterly to the
place of beginning, the intention being
to vacate all that portion of Benn street
as laid out in Michel & Robertson's adj
ditiOn, and not included in Juliet street
as laid out in Ridgewood Park addition,
which lies north of block four ~ Of
Michel & Robertson's addition; and,
Whereas, the petitioners state that
they are the owners and majority of
the owners of the property on both sides
of Oxford street between the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway company
short line (SO-called) and James street,
where said Oxford street terminates,
and the object and reason for such va
cation is that in plating Ridgewood
Park addition petitioners have rear
ranged blocks four (4) and FIVE (5) Of
Michel d RObertsOn's addition to said
city. and have made slight change in
the line of said Oxford street where it
intersectS Juliet street. formerly Benn
street. but no change is made in width
of said street thereby; and with regard
to Benn street petitioners state that
they have widened Juliet street for
merly Benn street, from the southwest
corner of block seventeen Q0 of Ridge
wood Park addition to the southwest
corner of block fifteen Q5) of said addi-
ton; that from said southwest corner
of block fifteen Q5) Benn street, running
east to Pleasant avenue, is SO steep as
to be entirely inaccessible as a street,
and petitioners have another street
known as Baldwin court, between blocks
fifteen 05) and sixteen Q6), and running
from Juliet street to Jefferson avenue,
in place of said aforementioned strip;
Now. Therefore, notice is hereby
given that said petition will be heard
and considered by the Common Council
of said city on Tuesday, the third day
of January, A. d. 1888, at 7:30 o'clock
p. m. at the Council Chamber, in th
City Hall.
BY order of the Common Council.
THOS. A. ENDERGAST,
City Clerk.
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